I didn't choose to hire a doula for any of my three births.
I honestly thought, "My husband is so amazing! What could a doula possibly do for me, that he can't?"
But seeing Carrie work opened my eyes to the incredible work doulas do.
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You've downloaded our Session Guide - whether you're planning your family session or newborn one, and you're curious.
What are these Collections really like?
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From birth, your new baby is immediately woven into your family's story.
She has a unique place in your family, no other has ever had before. That's something to celebrate!
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Do you love taking photos? Join me Tuesday, August 22nd from 9-10am, for a Photo Walk!
Email me for location information.
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There is something about the pool that seems to shine a bright, hot spotlight on how much my boys have changed since the year before.
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In less than 10 minutes in front of my camera, a part of your children's souls endures forever.
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I’ve been playing with garage portraits this summer - something I've wanted to try for quite awhile.
And I completely fell in love.
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I absolutely love my clients, and I'm always looking for ways to make your photography experience with me even better.
That's exactly why I started my Annual Pass Membership.
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What would you give, to have a film of your grandma, your mom, you, and your babies, all together in the same place, at the same time?
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Last month, though, I did my first "By the Hour" project. The challenge, of course, is to create an interesting photo when the timer goes off - no matter how uninteresting things seem to be at the moment.
And that's really what it's all about, isn't it?
Finding that beautiful bit in the mundane.
Reframing your view of your personal situation and focusing more on all the little things you're thankful for.
And being 100% present, so you can truly experience it.
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I cannot. stop. watching. this film.
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You guys all know what a big fan I am of the every day moments, but traditions hold a big place in my heart, too.
And so, it was important to me to film it. To create this living memory of my little boys and my mother doing something I had done as a child, and something they'll do one day with theirs.
To be perfectly honest, though, I wasn't sure how it would go this year, or whether it would be worth filming at all.
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We all have a “One Day” list.
You know what I’m talking about - things we WANT to do…we just haven’t quite gotten around to yet.
“Tell me a story about when I was a baby,” he says, as we wait at the red light.
His legs stretch well below the car seat. His face is starting to thin. His eyes sparkle in anticipation, hoping for something funny.
The light turns green, and I’m struck with a memory.
What would you do if I came over with my camera for the afternoon?
Maybe you’d cozy up and read on the couch with your youngest. Maybe you’d bake something special with your oldest. Maybe you’d build a fort from start to finish with your kids – or try, until they took over to get everything just so.
Or maybe, like Nicole’s family, you’d just be.
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I just knew a fancy camera was going to be the ticket to better photos of our family.
“But you don’t know how to use a DSLR,” my husband oh-so-correctly pointed out.
“That’s what AUTO is for,” I confidently told him.
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What I want to remember about January, 2017:
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It’s not for everyone, this documentary family photography thing.
I thought it was, initially.
I thought, This style is so meaningful, so beautiful, so magical – anyone would be thrilled to have these sorts of photographs in their home.
But I’ve slowly come to see, it takes a very special kind of person to see the value in documentary photos and family films – and choose that gift for their own family.
I’ve noticed, over the years, that those that do, all share these three defining characteristics.
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Every time I watch this film, I'll remember these 10 things and so much more.
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Growing up, my grandparents were the sort who would drop everything for my sister and me.
My grandfather would chat away with us during "coffee time", which included slices of apple pie and a Sun Drop for us girls.
My grandmother was always available for curling up on the couch together with a book or teaching us to knit for the 100th time.
We'd feed the cat, play Clue, and beg for another guided tour of the basement "treasures" - the highlight being a set of animal traps my grandfather used for hunting as a boy.
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